IN DEFENSE OF AUDIO ASYLUMAND HOW TO DEAL WITH
AUDIO MOBY DICKS
AUDIO BEAVIS AND BUTT HEADS
&
PMS VAMPIRES

I tried something for the first time I made two major posting to the
SET section of the www.audioasylum.com
chat room in response to recurring questions about the relative merits of
output transformers and directly heated triode tubes. Reading the responses
to these questions I thought they deserved a more serious answer because
the answer is so complex. The question of which are the best 300B, or best
SET output transformer, is a very complicated question, and deserves a very
serious answer. All Hell broke loose yet..

There are many benefits in participating in this web site, In spite of the
undisciplined and hysterical response of a small group I would encourage you
to spend time pushing the majority of participants for the most demanding
answers to your complex questions.

Take time and surf around its various sections. These are great places to
get information and share wisdom.

You will also notice subsection devoted to specific manufacturers, which
is a very powerful tool for maximizing customer satisfaction and discussing
real world experience with products before you buy.

After an hour of surfing around these chat room and web sites you will understand
their value in the serious investigation of the audio arts and why magazines
can never deal with the issues they explore.

That is the good news.

And now for the polarity:

The question is why dont more professionals participate in these chat
rooms. We are now going to deal with the dark side of the audio arts which
is present in every male tribal activity. It is true for every sport, It is
true for politics.

Obviously my posting aggravated a small, but articulate and tyranical group,
who were intimidated by my rigorous test procedure, and my suggestion for
an optimal testing procedure.

To avoid dealing with the controversial issues I was attacked personally.
Please check the cartoon below by "mobile homeless". The tyranny of the few
directed the dialogue to the lowest denominator possible.

Now I will answer my own question: The reason that more audio professionals
dont participate in this audio chat room is because it has also become
the playpens for three archetype you will recognize.

AUDIO MOBY DICK: A large hulking beast whose mind is surrounded by
blubber, who likes to hide in the depths for protection, and every now and
then emerges on the surface to exercise his blow hole, and then quickly submerges
for protection. A Moby Dick never adds anything of substance to an audio chat
room, and does nothing more than blow wind, which often takes the form of
personal attacks on those he disagrees with. He doesnt have any experience
with audio circuits so all he can do is blow wind, and make primitive noises.
No doubt about it, Moby Dicks are passionate, but they neither have the intelligence
or intellectual skills to deal with the complexities of the audio arts, When
challenged, and asked to discuss the nitty gritty facts of their opinions,
or to offer original insights, Moby Dicks submerge.

AUDIO BEAVIS AND BUTTHEAD: We all love these real American heroes
because they are so so typical of the American male mind, and there are
plenty of audio Beavis and Buttheads cruising chat rooms, farting, belching,
scratching their butts, popping their zits, and making dirty jokes without
the ability to make a substantial contribution to the discussions because
their pea size brain cant deal with paradox and complexity. The best
way to deal with these twins is just ask them to give you the nitty gritty
details of their thoughts on audio circuits or design. There are none. This
will get them very angry, and they will insult you once again. A good defensive
response to them "Double no backsies", or "Your mother wears Army boots",
or "Stick and stones will hurt my bones, but words will never harm me". The
good news is the twins only participate in chat rooms when there is nothing
to watch on MTV.

PMS VAMPIRES: We know this archetype, because we have all been victim
of PMS attacks. These attacks are unexpected, uncontrolled, hysterical; irrational and
how can we blame a woman who is under the influence of the dreaded PMS? We
cant. All that we can do is feel compassion, though we want to club,
slug or shoot her. Now it can be told. Many men who participate in audio chat
rooms are a rare breed. PMS Vampires. They exhibit all of the characteristics
of women suffering with PMS, and more. He wants blood, because without it
he dies. You may have met this man in business. I met many of this type of
man in the fashion business. Do not try to drive a silver stake through
his heart.

It is because these three archetypes do their best to lower the discussions
to their level of intellectual comfort, which is personal attacks on the chat
room participants, serious audio savant refuse to participate in the discussions.
They feel they dont want to waste their time with the slimy audio low
road, and they are right.

Many assert that the moderators of these chat rooms, who have responsibility
for maintaining the decorum, should demand a higher standards for the dialogue
because then the discussions would be more valuable for the public because
more professionals would participate.

I disagree. I think Audio Moby Dicks, Audio Beavis and Buttheads, and PMS
Vampires make a valuable contribution to our tribe, because they remind us
about the reality of the American audio arts which makes us very uncomfortable.
It will take decades for Americans to catch up with our Japanese bros
in terms of taking the audio arts seriously.

Who said that passion and intelligence necessarily co-exists? History is
proof of the opposite. It is rare that passion, intelligence, creativity and
curiosity co-exist in large groups of men which is why the audio arts are
so charismatic .we are blessed with an abundance, which counter balances
the plentitude of audio bottom feeders.

I remind you of the ancient wisdom: Evil and ignorance can never be eradicated,
because it is the human condition, we must accept its presence in all activities.